New Red Rock Cafe offers more
Katie Johnson
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Lifestyles
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Changes include simple things such as taking off less popular meals, and increasing how often more popular ones are available. Also, the salad bar was redone over Christmas break, and Martin Peterson, director of campus dining services, said it now has six more items than Pizza Factory's salad bar, including homemade croutons.
Jessica Leavitt, a freshman radiography major from Spanish Fork, said she enjoys the salad bar because of all the different toppings you can add to your salad.
"I like that it has the salad bar right in the middle," said Tamsy Thompson, a freshman integrated studies major from Hurricane. "It makes it easy and very accessible, and it doesn't get in the way, so if you just want a salad, you can go right over."
The reason for the menu change is that the cafeteria seemed to be a bit repetitive, Peterson said. He said prices were a concern, and he saw a need for changes.
"We want to be as affordable as we can," he said.
New plate specials every Tuesday and Thursday including meals such as hot chicken salad and Mexican lasagna, and a "Taco Day" on Friday each week gives students the option to eat the food they love, and not spend more than $5.
The café itself has also recently added WI-FI and flat screen TVs in the table area so students can work on homework with Internet access and watch TV. Peterson said although parking is an issue, students can be found in the Red Rock Café even if they aren't eating because it is a convenient place to do class work.
The revamps came from feedback given by students on comment cards. Peterson also held a focus group that discussed what kind of changes would be made and when, and although rumors have been spread about the café changing its name, Red Rock Café remains.
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